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Katrina® African Iris

Dietes x 'NOLA alba' PP #21,460

Pronunciation: dy-AY-teez
SKU #04674
8-11

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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water during dry spells.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.
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Description Exotic white flowers with gold accents appear continuously over an extended season. Tolerates poorly draining soils, resists disease better than others, and thrives in heat and humidity. Seldom sets unsightly seedpods. Evergreen.
Bloom Time Spring through late fall
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Attributes Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Patent Act Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape Use Border
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Sweetspire (Itea); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Coneflower (Echinacea); Clethra (Clethra); Turtlehead (Chelone)
Care Instructions Thrives in fertile, well-drained soils, but highly adaptable. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. For a neat appearance, remove old flower stalks. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
History Selected by Peter Perrino, customer of Monrovia and owner of Perrino's Nursery in Louisiana, for its landscape durability, vigor and its refined appearance. When introduced, The American Wetland Association received a portion of this plant's profits to benefit their wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana.
Lore This improved variety tolerates poorly draining soils, resists disease better than others, and thrives in heat and humidity. Exotic white flowers with yellow-orange accents appear over an extended season. Seldom sets unsightly seedpods.
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DescriptionExotic white flowers with gold accents appear continuously over an extended season. Tolerates poorly draining soils, resists disease better than others, and thrives in heat and humidity. Seldom sets unsightly seedpods. Evergreen.
Bloom TimeSpring through late fall
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesLong Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseBorder
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSweetspire (Itea); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Coneflower (Echinacea); Clethra (Clethra); Turtlehead (Chelone)
Care
Care InstructionsThrives in fertile, well-drained soils, but highly adaptable. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. For a neat appearance, remove old flower stalks. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
History
HistorySelected by Peter Perrino, customer of Monrovia and owner of Perrino's Nursery in Louisiana, for its landscape durability, vigor and its refined appearance. When introduced, The American Wetland Association received a portion of this plant's profits to benefit their wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana.
LoreThis improved variety tolerates poorly draining soils, resists disease better than others, and thrives in heat and humidity. Exotic white flowers with yellow-orange accents appear over an extended season. Seldom sets unsightly seedpods.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.